Middleham Parish, Directory of Trades and Professions for 1890

Transcript of the entry for the Post Office, professions and trades
for MIDDLEHAM in Bulmer's Directory of 1890.

• Parish Church - Rev. J. G. B. Knight; Sundays, 10-30 a.m., 6-30 p.m.; daily, 10 a.m.
• Primitive Methodist - Rev. J. C. Livesey; Sundays, 2-0 p.m., 6-30 p.m.; Thursdays, 7-0 p.m.
• Wesleyan - Rev. W. A. Phillips; Sundays, 10-30 am., 6-30 p.m.; Mondays (alternate), 7-30 p.m.

• Assistant Overseer and Collector of Taxes - John Barker, senr.
• Middleham Gas and Coke Co., Ltd. - William Anton, sec. and manager
• Parish Clerk and Sexton - James Rumford
• Police Station - Daniel Daniels, acting sergt.
• Reading and Recreation Rooms - W. Swale, hon. sec. and treas.; open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Registrar of Births and Deaths - J. Barker, junr.
• Town Crier, Castle Keeper, and Pinder - James Rumford
• Town Hall - Christopher Hall, caretaker
• Waterworks Officer - William Swale

• Busses from the White Swan Hotel, and Thomas Morgan's, to meet all trains

• To Leyburn - Daily, Peter Yeoman
• To Masham, Ripon, and Leeds - Thursdays, at 8-0 a.m.; William Siddal. Returns from Leeds on Fridays, at 12-30 p.m.; Ripon, Saturdays, 9-0 a.m.; Masham, 1-0 p.m.
• To Richmond - Saturdays, at 6-0 a.m.; Thomas Walker. Returns at 1-0 p.m.

• Post, Money Order, Telegraph, Assurance and Annuity, and Inland Revenue Stamp Office - Henry Brown, postmaster. Letters arrive from London and all parts via Bedale at 8-0 a.m. and 5-20 p.m., and are despatched at 5-0 p.m. The office is open for ordinary business and sale of postal orders from 7-0 a.m. to 8-0 p.m.; for telegraph business, from 8-0 a.m. to 8-0 p.m.; and for the issue and payment of money orders, from 9-0 a.m. to 6-0 p.m. Saturdays, till 8-0 p.m. On Sundays the office is open, for the sale of stamps, delivery of letters to callers, and telegraph business, from 8-0 to 10-0 a.m.

• Anton John, printer and newsagent
• Barker John, junr., registrar of births and deaths, Middleham district
• Barker John, senr., assistant overseer and collector of taxes
• Barrow Mrs. Mary, The Mount
• Birch Mrs. M. F., Glasgow house
• Brown Henry, postmaster
• Busfield Mrs. Mary Elizabeth, Castle hill
• Cockcroft John, M.D., medical officer and public vaccinator, Middleham eastern, and Leyburn western districts, Market place
• Cockcroft William, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., medical officer and public vaccinator, Middleham western district, Kirkgate
• Croft Angelo James (S. Croft & Sons)
• Croft Henry Linley (S. Croft & Sons)
• Croft James (S. Croft & Sons)
• Croft Samuel (S. Croft & Sons)
• Dawson Miss Mary, West cottage
• Dawson Thomas (J. Dawson & Sons), draper
• Drislane John, trainer
• Edmundson G., M.R.C.V.S., veterinary surgeon
• Fitch Henry Edward, florist, Market place
• Groves Mrs. Fanny, Toby cottage
• Handley Mrs. Fanny, Peartree house
• Hogg Mr. Thomas
• Johnson Mr. Henry
• Jones Miss Hannah
• Knight Rev. John George Bury, M.A. (diocesan inspector of schools and surrogate), The Rectory
• Livesey Rev. Jph. Chas. (Primitive Methodist)
• Longbotham Mrs. Elizabeth, Jessamine house
• Longbotham John, chemist, Market place
• Lye Miss Mary Helen, Peartree house
• Maughan Hugh, solicitor, deputy sheriff North Riding of Yorkshire, Neville hall
• Maughan Thomas, Esq., Neville hall
• Miller John Ernest, sporting correspondent
• Other Mrs. Christopher
• Other Thomas, Esq., The Grove
• Peacock Matthew Dobson, gentleman rider and farmer, Manor house
• Pepperday Mrs. Mary
• Phillips Rev. William Allen (Wesleyan)
• Roantree T. H. L. (Roantree & Son), saddler
• Seddon Mr. William, Rose cottage
• Sturdy Miss Elizabeth
• Swale John, farmer, Market place
• Swale Thomas Edward, farmer, chairman Board of Guardians and Rural Sanitary Authority Leyburn Union, Kirkgate house Swale William, wine and spirit merchant, Market place
• Topham Miss Annie, Middleham house
• Whaley Miss Anne, The Priory
• Winter Mr. John Hampton

• Auton Miss Mary, Clarendon house
• Birch Memorial; John Cunningham, master; Miss E. Hume, asst. mistress; Mrs. Mary H. Jackson, mistress (Infants)

• Calvert Mrs. Sarah
• Kirkbride John

• d Binks Thomas
• d Clarkson John
• Croft Benjamin
• Dinsdale William
• Nicholson Charles Robert
• Watson John

• Ryles Thomas
• Tennant William James
• Thorpe James

• Bowes Thomas Other (and temperance hotel)
• Harrison Orlando (Saturdays); h Carlton
• Simpson James, sen., and Son (John), (Wednesdays and Saturdays); h Carlton

• Morgan Thomas
• Siddall W. (and butter factor)
• c Walker John
• Walker Thomas
• Yeoman Peter

• Coates William (and implement maker), Kirkgate
• Storey John, and vict., White Swan

• Croft Mrs., Kirkgate
• Dawson J. & Sons, Market pl
• Johnson Mrs. A. Edmondson
• d Tennant John Handley, Victoria house

• Allen Miss Elizabeth Hannah
• Howe Mrs. Margaret
• Taylor Miss Annie
• Walker Mrs. Jonathan
• Watson Miss Annie

• Ashton Thomas
• Blades G. (and mail contractor)
• Coates William, Brough's farm
• Croft John Thomas
• Heslop William, Gelpool; h Leyburn
• Horne William and John, West Park; h Preston
• Horner John, Sharp Hill farm
• Morton William
• Peacock Matthew Dobson, Manor House Stud farm
• Swale Thomas Edwd. & John, The Parks
• Walker Christopher
• Walker Thomas

• Black Bull; Edward Severs
• Black Swan; Edward Lowis
• Castle; Thomas Lofthouse
• Commercial; Henry Beswick
• Golden Lion; Mrs. D. Dinsdale
• White Swan (and posting); John Storey

• Fire Insurance Association; J. Turner, Kirkgate
• Phoenix; J. Barker, Market pl
• Prudential; William Bywell, Church street
• Scottish Equitable; Henry L. Croft
• Yorkshire Fire and Life; Mrs. A. E. Johnson

• Calvert William
• Clarkson Christopher
• Clarkson John
• Lambert Matthew

• Collinson Dobson
• Croft Angelo James, senior
• Croft S. & Sons (and ironmgs.)

• Roantree & Son, Market pl. - (See Advt.)
• Taylor Thomas

• Allen Mrs. Alice
• Anderson John Henry
• Binks Thomas
• Clarkson John
• Pratt Mrs. Elizabeth
• Siddall Mrs. Ellen
• Tennant William James
• Wilson Mrs. Annie

• Bywell William
• Mudd Thomas
• Rumford James

• Atkinson David, turf reporter
• Cartwright J., marine store dlr.
• Dandridge James, greengrocer
• Dixon Geo., castrator, Sonskue house
• Dobbie John, turf reporter
• Dobson John, watchmaker
• Handley Miss Eliza, cowkeeper and milk seller
• Ibbotson Henry, sugar boiler
• Lee William, horse breaker
• Turner Jas., solicitor's clerk, Kirkgate
• Varo Miss A. E., invalids' nurse
• Whitfield H., vet, surgeon
• Winn William, gardener
• Wray James Robinson, hairdresser, tobacconist, and fishing tackle dealer

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